Topic1-KW

​​Topic #1: The History of Russia (p. 422-425)

K (What do you already know or think you might know? Brainstorm ideas; no right or wrong responses):

• pollution
• poor/underdeveloped
• communism
• It is big
• The capital is Moscow
• Former capital was St. Petersburg
• used to be controlled by Czars
• Tran-Siberian Railroad
• 11 time zones
• World War 1 and 2
• Controlled by S.U. at one time
• joined by kingdoms to make Russia
• used to be the most powerful country
• once communist
• descended from Slavs
• once the Russian Empire
• Four economic regions
• polluted
• controlled by Soviet Union
• eleven different time zones
• Tran-Siberian Railroad
• used to be powerful
• Capital is Moscow
• its polluted the soviet union
• controlled by czars
• there is 11 time zones
• capital is moscow
• world war two
• Russia is very polluted
• Russia is the biggest country
• Moscow is Russia’s capital
• Russia used to focus on heavy industry, but now focuses on light industry

W (What do I want to know? Create your own questions using all topic headings and terms):

• What were czars?
• What is a serf?
• What were the dramatic changes?
• How was the history troubling?
• How was St. Petersburg involved?
• What does industrialize mean?
• What did the czars do?
• What were the dramatic changes?
• How was the history troubled?
• What were serfs?
• What does it mean to industrialize?
• What are czars?
• How many sea ports does Russia have?
• What is Russia’s government like now?
• How is the education for children in Russia?
• What diseases are there in Russia?
• How is the health care in Russia?
• what were the dramatic changes?
• how was the history troubled?
• what did the czars do?
• how st.petersburg involved?
• Who were the czars in charge of?